WINTHROP, Mass.- Junior Semaj' Byrd (Rockledge, Fla.) of the Emerson College men's volleyball team was tabbed to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Men's Volleyball All-Sportsmanship Team for the second year in a row, as the league office announced its end-of-season awards Monday morning.
Byrd appeared in all 26 matches this season and paced the Lions with 178 digs while adding 36 assists and four kills. He posted 101 digs and 22 assists in GNAC matches.
Emerson concluded the 2025 campaign with a 9-17 overall record and a 5p-9 mark in conference play. The Lions earned the No. 6 seed in the GNAC Tournament and fell to third-seeded Emmanuel in the quarterfinals.